Chapter 417

"Take care, Second Brother!"

Li Li Li Xiuning said this final sentence to Li Li Li Shimin, then took Hongfunü and followed Lin Fan as they walked outside.

"Set off for Jade Crane Nunnery!"

Seeing Li Li Li Xiuning and Hongfunü emerge, Lin Fan said this to them, then rode off on his Night-Shining Jade Lion.

Seeing this, Li Li Li Xiuning and Hongfunü each mounted their horses and followed closely behind Lin Fan.

By the time Li Li Li Shimin recovered and chased after them, he only saw their backs gradually disappearing around the street corner.

"Li Li Xiuning has really left. How am I supposed to explain this to Father now!"

Li Li Li Shimin felt quite distressed, but since Li Li Li Xiuning had already left, distress was useless, and he could only return to the manor in resignation.

"Your name is Li Li Li Xiuning?"

When Li Li Li Xiuning's horse rode abreast of the Night-Shining Jade Lion, Shen Shen Shen Bijun, sitting behind Lin Fan, asked with interest.

"I am Li Li Li Xiuning. How should I address you, little sister?"

Li Li Li Xiuning smiled and immediately greeted Shen Shen Shen Bijun.

"You can just call me Shen Shen Shen Bijun. Why did you cut off your own arm? Doesn't it hurt?"

Shen Shen Shen Bijun asked Li Li Li Xiuning curiously.

"At the time, I was indecisive between my family and Lin Fan, because I knew he disliked being tied to any specific faction. I could only choose between my family and my lover, and for a moment, I found it hard to decide. Later, I remembered someone telling me that pain can make a person clear-headed, and that when in pain, one can see oneself most clearly. So, I severed my right arm, and taking advantage of that brief moment of clarity, I finally understood that what I wanted was my lover. After that, I fainted from the pain. Do you think it hurt, little sister?"

Recalling the moment she drew her sword to sever her right arm, Li Li Li Xiuning still felt a lingering fear.

The moment the diary copy disappeared, she panicked, knowing that the next moment the diary system would delete all her memories related to the diary copy.

In that instant, she finally realized clearly that what she wanted most in her heart was to roam the Jianghu with Lin Fan, not to be the eldest young lady of the Li Faction caught in power struggles.

"It sounds painful, but it's also quite silly. My Shen Manor is also a major power, yet I didn't have any hesitation at all; I followed Brother Lin without looking back!"

After saying this, Shen Shen Shen Bijun pressed her face against Lin Fan's back with a sweet expression.

"She is different from you. Your Shen Manor is a Jianghu faction; unless you offend very powerful enemies, you won't face disaster. Their Li family, however, is a noble clan. With the Sui Dynasty now in turmoil and heroes rising everywhere, the Li family is caught in the middle. Either they succeed in reaching the top and unify the Great Sui, or they will be destroyed and vanish into thin air. That is why her pressure is so great; she has to worry about the life and death of the Li family!"

Lin Fan explained on Li Li Li Xiuning's behalf at this moment.

Hearing this, Li Li Li Xiuning looked at Lin Fan with emotion, because he understood her.

"Young Master Lin is right, but I have figured it out. The former me lived for the Li family, but from now on, I will only live for Young Master Lin!"

Li Li Li Xiuning said with a serious expression.

"Call me Lin Fan. Rest assured, even if the Li family fails in the end on the path to seizing the great cause, I will still save their lives and send them overseas. However, the hope of the Li family achieving final victory is still very high. If nothing unexpected happens, the Li family will surely ascend to the throne in the end!"

With Li Li Li Xiuning making such an affectionate confession and following him without hesitation, Lin Fan did not mind comforting her heart.

"Thank you, Lin Fan. But can my Li family really have the last laugh? Even I don't have confidence in that!"

Li Li Li Xiuning felt a sense of happiness; she knew that Lin Fan had truly accepted her.

"Having the last laugh is not necessarily a good thing. Throughout history, the desire for power moves people's hearts. Even if the Li family gains the world, won't they eventually end up killing each other, brothers fighting, and turning weapons against their own kin?"

Lin Fan shook his head and sighed. Li Li Li Shimin's reputation could be considered ruined after he killed his brothers and imprisoned his father during the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

Of course, his reputation was ruined only because he took action; if he hadn't, he would have lost his life. At the moment of life and death, reputation was not that important.

Isn't all of this caused by power? Both Li Li Jiancheng and Li Li Li Shimin wanted to be Emperor, and thus the conflict arose, becoming irreconcilable.

Li Li Jiancheng was the eldest son, so he became the Crown Prince. Logically, the throne should have been passed to him, but half of the empire was conquered by Li Li Li Shimin. According to military merit, the throne should have been passed to him, which is why the two brothers turned against each other.

"Are you saying that after my father becomes Emperor, my eldest brother and second brother will kill each other for the throne?"

Li Li Li Xiuning was also a woman of great intelligence and a pure heart; how could she not understand Lin Fan's meaning?

"That's right. And don't expect me to save either side when that time comes. After all, if they, as brothers, want each other dead, why should I, an outsider, get involved?"

Lin Fan said ruthlessly at this moment.